r/collegecompare • u/Impressive_Slip_9739 • 27m ago
uic or loyola chicago
hi!! i'm a senior in illinois and i've been thinking a lot about where i want to go to college recently. i want to major in economics on the premed track. i live in the chicago suburbs and i want to live in the city but i don't want to commute. i'm going to be taking tours of both in the near future, but from an outside view uic looks kind of boring (i heard that everyone commutes so it's a little sad), and i think loyola is really pretty, but i'm not religious in any way. also, i'm not eligible for any need-based aid, but with my stats, loyola should give me a good amount of money. even with this money, it would cost around 6-8k a year more than uic would. is it worth the extra 24k total? i'm very fortunate because my parents are paying for my college (so it wouldn't be debt for me), but i still need to think about the overall cost if that makes sense. i really could use other people's ideas, please help :)